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Congress lists five achievements as Monsoon Session adjourns sine die

Congress lists five achievements as Monsoon Session adjourns sine die
As Parliament adjourns sine die, Congress lists ‘5 major achievements’ of Monsoon Session · thestatesman.com

In India, Parliament is like a big meeting where leaders talk about and vote on laws for the whole country.

It meets a few times every year, and one of those meetings, called the Monsoon Session, just ended on August 13, 2026.

The two biggest groups in Parliament are the Congress party and the BJP, and they often disagree with each other.

The Congress party said the session was a success because the government could not pass several important bills.

Bills are like ideas for new laws, and four big ones were delayed or never introduced this time.

Congress also said the BJP did not have enough votes to pass another important bill.

A big argument was about students who were hurt by police during a protest at a place called Jantar Mantar.

Another argument was about money given to a famous temple called the Ram Temple, which some people say was not handled properly.

Because the two parties could not agree on what to discuss, the session ended with fewer laws being made than planned.

Key facts

Event
Conclusion of the Monsoon Session of Parliament 2026
Date
August 13, 2026 (Thursday)
Parliament status
Adjourned sine die
Bills deferred
One Nation, One Election Bill and Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill — deferred to the winter session
Bills not presented
Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill; FCRA Bill — referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee
Congress claim on Delimitation Bill
BJP lacked the two-thirds majority needed to pass it
Opposition demands
Discussion of police action on students at Jantar Mantar and alleged embezzlement of Ram Temple donations
Government stand
Agreed to discuss the student issue; treated the Ram Temple matter as a state subject (Uttar Pradesh)

Quotes

Jairam Ramesh

Senior Congress leader and former minister

“They were so eager for a tainted two‑thirds majority; they engineered splits in parties, breaking the TMC and the Shiv Sena, and attempting to break others, all to secure that tainted two‑thirds majority needed to pass the delimitation Bill…now, it has become clear that there is no two‑thirds majority. They do not have this majority, and they never will, no matter how hard they try.”
thestatesman.com
“For the past 10 days, there was a massive media buzz suggesting the FCRA bill was just around the corner; the Home Minister remained absolutely adamant that it would be introduced. Then came a call from the US Vice President, and we saw the result. There was pressure from us and from various organizations, but the US Vice President’s intervention was certainly a factor.”
thestatesman.com

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